While most sports fans won’t give American soccer the time of day, most are impressed by the competition in the European leagues. Every four years, several nations enter the UEFA European Football Championship for a shot at glory. Given the level of play, the tournament has seen its share of spectacular goals since 1960. Obviously, most Americans have never seen this footage. Thankfully, Goal.com has put together a nice list of those shots along with links to the YouTube videos. It’s worth a look, if only to get you fired up for the World Cup.
Author: Christopher Glotfelty (Page 17 of 67)
During Boston’s 99-88 victory over Washington on Monday, the Wizards’ Caron Butler landed on Paul Pierce’s foot while the two were chasing a loose ball. Pierce said after the game that he thought he had sprained his ankle. As recent X-rays were inconclusive, Pierce will have to undergo more tests to determine the severity of the injury.
From NBA.com:
The team does not know for sure if Pierce’s foot is broken after X-rays taken Tuesday; more tests are scheduled. But it “looks that way,” the league source said.
Another league source, while acknowledging that Pierce hurt his foot Monday, also said there was not yet definitive word that Pierce broke his foot and that the injury “might be a lot less serious” than that. Celtics spokesman Jeff Twiss said Tuesday evening that the team’s medical staff had yet to make a determination of the extent of Pierce’s injury.
The Celtics are hopeful that even if the foot is broken that Pierce won’t be out of the lineup for long. But they are not yet certain of that.
This is bad news for the Celtics, who have been dealing with injuries to key players all season. It’s unclear how long Pierce could be out, but they’re deep enough to cope for the time being. However, they’ll need their All-Star forward back at full strength for the playoffs if they have any hope at beating teams such as the Cavaliers and Hawks.
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Under fire for his affair with a teammate’s wife, John Terry’s role as England captain is in question. Despite all this, three teammates are supporting him.
From Goal.com:
The future of John Terry as England captain is squarely in Fabio Capello hands, but his decision could be made easier with The Evening Standard reporting other players don’t want the armband.
Replacement candidates Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney have all reportedly expressed privately they would be uncomfortable assuming the captaincy if Capello decides to sack Terry.
The Chelsea defender has drawn heavy criticism following an alleged affair with a former partner of international team-mate Wayne Bridge, with numerous calls for the player to be stripped of his captaincy
You have to understand, this is a huge deal in the British media. Apparently, the courts have suspended laws that have previously suppressed athletes’ and celebrities’ protection from scandal.
The United States and England are in the same group in the World Cup. By then, England’s team could be in shambles.
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Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times tweets that the Dodgers have signed outfielder Reed Johnson to a one-year contract. Although a specific dollar amount remains unannounced, I’d expect Johnson it to be around $1.5 million with some additional performance-based incentives. Johnson hit .255/.330/.412 last season as the Cubs’ fourth outfielder. He will likely serve the same role upon joining the Dodgers.
This is a great signing for the Dodgers, who were until now looking at unproven minor-leaguer Jason Repko to fill the role. Johnson is only 33 years old and is a career .282 hitter. He’s also supposedly a great clubhouse guy who never complains.
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John Terry, captain for the English national football team, is currently under fire after news surfaced on his affair with teammate Wayne Bridge’s wife, Vanessa Perroncel. This leaves England’s manager, Fabio Capello, to consider how to handle Terry’s captaincy.
From FOXSports.com:
The FA was widely reported to be leaving the decision on the Chelsea defender’s position to coach Fabio Capello, but sports minister Gerry Sutcliffe said whoever fills the role of England captain should behave off the field as well as on.
Sutcliffe said reports that the married Terry had an affair with the partner of England teammate Wayne Bridge “call into question his role as England captain.”
“On the field, John Terry is a fantastic player and a good England captain,” Sutcliffe said. “But to be the captain of England you have got to have wider responsibilities for the country.”
Terry had been in line to lead England at this year’s World Cup until last week when a judge lifted a court order that had prevented media from reporting the allegations.
The FA has yet to comment on Terry’s position, but Capello is likely to be questioned on the subject at Sunday’s draw in Warsaw for the 2012 European Championship.
Just imagine if any of Tiger Woods’ affairs included the wives of fellow PGA Tour members. That would have given his scandal an entirely different dimension. To make matter’s worse, allegations have surfaced that Terry arranged an abortion for the child Perroncel was hiding. Say what you will about Tiger, but I don’t think he deserves the same ridicule as Terry.
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